Ladle



G. MCKITTRICK LADLE Filed April 28, 1926 620, 6 Hem-arm INVEN DR UNlTEQ STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

GEORGE MGKITTRIGK, OF INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS.

This invention rel LADLE.

Application filed. April 28, 1926. Serial No. 105,220.

ates to ladles, the general characteristic and utility of the invention being to transfer glass in a. molten state from a tank to a pot within which glass i is drawn in sheet or cylinder form.

An object of the invention resides and is ne to the fact that the ladle will not disturb he glass in a tank and will only slightly agitate the glass within the ladle, all of which is desirable to improve and preserve the quality of the molten glass in the tank.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention further includes the following novel features and to be hereinafter mo details of construction, re fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing z Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention;

Figure 2 1s a fragmentary bottom plan View of the supporting and operating means therefor Figure tion 3 is a rear elevation of the inven- Figure 4; 1s a sectional view of the invenion while in operation.

Referring to the drawing in detail wherein like characters 0 f reference denote corresponding parts, the reference character 10 indicates a supporting bar or pipe having spaced hearing from its underside operating rods 19. and 13 respectively;

12 providing; an offset handle operating rod I members 11 depending to recelve and journal the 14: upon one end and the inner sides of the operating rods are relatively associated operating bar 13.

Companion ladles 16 receive the forward ends of the operating bars 12 and 13 respecrelat-ively move levers.

tive therethrough and are so fixed as to upon the operation of the The supportlng bar or pipe 10 also provides an offset handle member 17 to prevent canting of the a tank while the 1 weight and restricte ladles when lowered in adles 16 of their own d as to such movement by the offset handle member 14 will close one upon the other to remove a predetermined quantity of the glass, in a molten state and to transfer the latter to a pot from which glass is drawn in sheet or cylinder form.

It is to be noted from the foregoing description and accompanying drawing that the invention is to be sustained from a clerrick, crane or like hoist to facilitate the raising and lowering of the ladles within a tank. The closing action of the ladles being such as to slightly agitate the glass in the ladle whereby the quality of the glass will be materially enhanced in value when made into rolls and also improve and preserve the quality of molten glass in the tank, and to increase the output of a quicker and more easily handled ladle than those now in use.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction, and the right is herein reserved to make such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

1. A ladle, a supporting bar, operating levers journaled upon the supporting bar, ladle sections carried by the operating rods, gear members mounted upon the operating rods to insure proper relative movement, and means positioned upon one of the operating levers to facilitate the opening and closing of the ladle in sections one upon the other.

2. A ladle comprising a supporting bar, spaced bearing members depending from its underside, operating rods journaled within the bearings, ladle sections carried by the operating rods, the operating rods providing intermeshing gears thereon to insure proper relative movement of the ladle sections one upon the other, and offset handle members provided upon one of the operatmg rods and the supporting bar to guide and operate the ladle sections within a reserglass and to furnish 

